Operations – Alliance Advisors https://allianceadvisors.com A full service proxy solicitation and corporate advisory firm Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:16:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://allianceadvisors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Operations – Alliance Advisors https://allianceadvisors.com 32 32 Todd Balestro https://allianceadvisors.com/staff-member/todd-balestro/ Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:00:43 +0000 https://allianceadvisors.com/?post_type=staff&p=57286 As Chief Strategy Officer at Alliance Advisors, Todd Balestro works closely with the CEO to define the firm’s strategic direction and is responsible for driving key growth initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.

Todd brings over 20 years of experience in leveraged finance, having served as a Senior Managing Director at leading financial institutions including Salomon Brothers, Citigroup, Citadel, and Guggenheim Partners. He also brings a strong foundation in management consulting from his time as an executive at Peterson Consulting.

Todd holds a B.S. in Engineering from Lehigh University and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

]]> Angela Holowaychuk https://allianceadvisors.com/staff-member/angela-holowaychuk-2/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:43:11 +0000 https://allianceadvisors.com/?post_type=staff&p=64374

Angela joined Alliance Advisors in 2024 through the acquisition of irlabs, which she joined in 2023.

Since 2009, Angela has found herself at the forefront of emerging technologies, holding diverse senior executive positions leading and transforming operations, business strategy, sales and marketing in highly regulated industries, such as gaming, fintech, blockchain mining, and digital assets. Her expertise lies in building global operations, frictionless applications and service channels from the ground up, executing go-to-market strategies and working closely with diverse stakeholders in private and public markets. She is always bringing people together for new perspectives, amplifying culture, building community and creating memorable experiences. 

Angela attended the British Columbia Institute of Technology for Operations Management, and she recently earned her Global ESG designation and certificate through Competent Boards.

]]> Jamie Penn https://allianceadvisors.com/staff-member/jamie-penn/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:43:34 +0000 https://allianceadvisors.com/?post_type=staff&p=50474 Jamie Penn is an Assistant Vice President in the Proxy Logistics Group at Alliance Advisors. With over thirteen years working in proxy logistics, he has a vast experience with handling the research and distribution of work for ADR clients. He was involved in logistics, mail and tabulations for various mergers and acquisitions in addition to his proxy jobs. Jamie is also experienced in numerous other things from processing broker bills to logistics regarding invoicing.

]]> Nicole Mees https://allianceadvisors.com/staff-member/nicole-mees/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:23:06 +0000 https://allianceadvisors.com/?post_type=staff&p=567197

Nicole Mees is Senior Human Resources Generalist at Alliance Advisors. In this role, she supports the company’s Human Resources function, partnering across the organization to advance business objectives, strengthen internal operations, and enhance the employee experience.

Nicole brings a proactive and collaborative approach to HR, with a focus on aligning people practices with organizational needs. Her work is centered on supporting employee engagement, fostering effective cross-functional coordination, and contributing to a strong and productive workplace environment.

She is committed to helping drive business performance while supporting employee satisfaction, collaboration, and operational effectiveness across the company.

]]> Saul Vasquez https://allianceadvisors.com/staff-member/saul-vasquez/ Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:29:08 +0000 https://allianceadvisors.com/?post_type=staff&p=56425 Saul Loves to travel and has been to 9 different countries so far. He also is a Sports enthusiast and also enjoys playing baseball/softball. Interesting fact about Saul is that he also has an identical twin brother.

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